May 2008 - Posts
OK, the news is coming out about which TV shows will be returning in the fall ( "Reaper," hooray!) and which will not ( "Jericho," and it sounds like peanuts won't save it this time).
I'll post more info about various shows here, and of course we'll cover them in the TV news section of MSNBC.com.
But let's use the comments section to discuss...which shows are you happy to hear are coming back? Did any of your favorites get canceled? And are there any shows out there that you'd secretly love to see canceled? (Am I the only one who's shocked that "The Bachelor" keeps on keeping on? At least this next season will be "The Bachelorette.")
Welcome back, work Mondays (for me). Welcome back, Multi-link Monday (for you). The concept is simple: I link to five fun sites, usually pure time-wasters, to get your week off to a good start. Sometimes these sites are useful or educational, but mostly they're pure entertainment. You, too, can suggest MLM (not multi-level marketing!) sites. Leave them in the comments and I'll check them out. And happy Monday to all.
SAD KERMIT
Anyone who's ever heard "The Rainbow Connection" knows that Kermit the Frog can be one sad little green feller. SadKermit.com takes that one step further, presenting audio and video of the frog singing heartbreaking modern songs. Proof that this is NOT an approved Jim Henson venture is obvious when Kermie starts sticking the syringe in his arm while singing Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt." Personally, I love his take on "Hallelujah." It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift.
FIND YOUR SWATCH
If you had a watch in the 1980s, it probably was a Swatch. Find it on SwatchandBeyond.com. Ah, for the days when a cheap plastic watch was king, so much so that we even wore Swatch Guards to protect (?) them. (Thanks to Emily for the addictive link!)
KIDS' DRAWINGS COME TO LIFE
I can't read a word on this site, but it's pretty clear what's going on. Photographers are taking children's drawings and recreating them with real models. This reminds me of a wonderful MAD Magazine feature where they showed what would happen if kids actually got to design their own toys -- the toys were all misshapen and weird since they were based on children's drawings. (Link via Lisa's Rage Diaries.)
PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE NOTES
I don't know why this site makes me laugh so hard. Maybe it's because I have a bit of the ol' passive-aggressive personality in me too, you know? And because I've also been on the receiving end of notes like these. Reading them over makes me very glad I no longer have roommates. (Warning: Some notes have adult content.)
GARFIELD MINUS GARFIELD
This one's been making its way around the Web, but in case you missed it...the "Garfield" comic strip is so much better when you remove Garfield.
Remember back before my leave when we were discussing misheard song lyrics? And some people would comment and insist that people were just gleefully making up their "wrong" lyrics, that no one could be so dumb as to get that confused?
Readers, I am here to assure you: I am that dumb.
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I'm in training today...have to relearn all the software that was second-nature to me not so long ago. But I'll throw a few fun links up as I find them.
EBERT SPEAKS
He calls it a journal, but Web surfers know better: Roger Ebert now has a blog! The cancer-stricken critic may not be able to speak, but his voice rings out as loud as ever. (Via Web Goddess.)
'WHO LIVES DOWN IN DEEPEST, DARKEST AFRICA?'
A co-worker is wondering: If "Speed Racer" is now a big-screen movie, can "Kimba the White Lion" be far behind? Some of us have fond memories of watching the two cartoons back-to-back. Here's a YouTube link to remind you of Kimba. (Thanks to Denise O. and Paige for the link.) And don't miss our "Speed Racer" quiz.
WHEN IN SCRANTON, STAY AT SCHRUTE FARMS
Did you catch John McCain on "The Daily Show" last night suggesting that he had picked Dwight Schrute from "The Office" as his running mate? It might have worked had McCain known who Schrute was...instead he had to stop, pull a cue card out of his pocket, and read the name as if he'd never seen it before. (Note: The NY Times says McCain IS an "Office" fan. Coulda fooled me.)
You can watch the video on Wonkette. But we "Office" fanatics know Dwight would never settle for the #2 spot on the ticket. His platform? Five portions of beets a day for everyone!
HIGH-GULL, not HIGH-JELL
Our own Courtney Hazlett reports that Katharine Heigl may not be long for "Grey's Anatomy." Personally, I like the Izzie character, though not paired with George -- that was just wrong. The NY Daily News somewhat gleefully trashes the actress, but come on. If someone mispronounced my name (and they do, all the time), I think correcting them is just fine. (Daily News link via TV Tattle.)
Is it just me, or are some of the best programs on TV running on The Discovery and History Channels?
I've always liked those channels, but while I was on my leave, I started to really get into the extreme job/freezing in Alaska/wow-I-could-never-do THAT genre of programming.
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What are the other blogs talking about? Here's a look at TV and entertainment news from around the Web:
Hey, is this thing on?
Sorry to let Test Pattern get so dusty! But I have an excuse, really! The dog ate my homew -- forget it, you'd never buy that.
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